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Tom Ballard, 30, was trying to reach the summit of the ‘killer mountain’ with a friend, Daniele Nardi, 42. HAH Report A British climber and his Italian friend have been reported missing on Nanga Parbat, dubbed as the “Killer Mountain” in the Himalayan Range of Gilgit-Baltistan, according to media reports. Tom Ballard, 30, and his Italian climbing partner, Daniele Nardi, 42, set out their journey …

India faces sanctions after Pakistanis fail to get World Cup visas India could face sanctions after two Pakistani shooters failed to get visas to attend a World Cup event in New Delhi, the sport’s world body said Wednesday, amid tensions over a deadly suicide bomb attack in Indian Kashmir. New Delhi has accused Islamabad of supporting the perpetrators of last …

By Farman Baltistani SKARDU A one-day Snow Sports Festival was held in the municipal ground of Skardu on Saturday. The main feature of the gala, organised by army in collaboration with the district administration, was the traditional ancient Ko Polo competition. A tough and thrilling game was played between Shigar Hurchos and Shigar Kalimal teams. The game ended in a …

DUBAI: Pakistan women registered a historic series win against the West Indies defeating them by four wickets in the third and final one-day international (ODI) at the ICC Academy in Dubai to take the series 2-1 on Monday. The victory gave Pakistan two points and lifted them above West Indies to fourth place in the ICC Women’s Championship table. …

By Osama Siddique First, both choices are rather toxic — fans, often abusive, show blind, cult-like devotion to ‘demigod’ Imran Khan; and critics, often scornful, reserve instinctive, pathological malice for every syllable that he utters. Collectively, they deeply polarise conversations about him and jeopardise any fair and balanced assessment of his personality and politics. I shall steer well clear of …

“I think it’s definitely more for the adventurer,” comments one international skier. AFP Skiers descend in long, rhythmic swoops down pristine white slopes in the northern areas, braking in a spray of snow as soldiers carrying semi-automatic weapons watch impassively. Dozens of athletes recently took part at the rare international competition in the country, which boasts some of the world’s …

8-year-old Ayesha Ayaz is from Swat and already in training for the Olympics under her father’s supervision Ayesha Ayaz, Pakistan’s youngest ever taekwondo athlete who won the bronze medal in the 27kg category during the 7th Fujairah Open International Taekwondo Championship in UAE, says she wants to take part in the Olympics to make her country proud. She was talking …

News Desk Karan Johar and Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul are being sued for comments made about women in a December episode of talk show Koffee With Karan, according to India Today. The case has been filed in Jodhpur, but it is not clear at this point who has filed it. During the episode, Pandya was asked by …

West Indies Women needed a super over to edge out Pakistan Women in their second T20I on Friday and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. After the visitors finished with exactly the same total (132) the home side had made, the match needed a super over to decide the winner. In the super over, the match that had …

Angela Benavides Simone Moro and Pemba Gelje Sherpa have been evacuated from Manaslu. The massive snowfall of previous days has triggered a barrage of avalanches when the sun finally came out today. It will take at least two or three weeks of sunshine, according to Moro, to clean off the six metres of fresh snow clinging dangerously to the slopes. …